TITLE I
BASIC RULES AND ACTIONS IN THE CRIMINAL TRIAL

Chapter l
AIM AND BASIC RULES OF THE CRIMINAL TRIAL

Art.6 - The right to defence is guaranteed to the accused person, to the defendant and to the other parties all throughout the criminal trial.

During the criminal trial, the judicial bodies must ensure the parties' full exertion of their procedural rights, under the circumstances stipulated by the law and must administrate the evidence necessary for defence.

The judicial bodies must inform the accused person or the defendant, immediately and before hearing, of the deed of which he is held responsible and of its judicial status, and must ensure the preparation and exertion of his/ her defence.

Any party is entitled to assistance by defender during the criminal trial.

The judicial bodies must inform the accused person or the defendant, before his/ her first statement, on his/ her right to be assisted by a defender; this will be recorded in the official report of the hearing.
Under the circumstances and in the cases stipulated by the law, the judicial bodies must provide judicial assistance for the defendant, if the latter has not chosen a defender.

TITLE III
EVIDENCE AND MEANS OF EVIDENCE

CHAPTER III
MEANS OF EVIDENCE

Section I
Statements of the accused person or the defendant

Art. 70 - Before being heard, the accused person or defendant is asked about his/her name, surname, nickname, date and place of birth, name and surname of parents, citizenship, education, military service, working place, occupation, address, criminal antecedents and other data necessary to determine his/her personal situation.

The accused person or defendant is then informed about the deed that makes the object of the case, the right to have a defender, as well as the right not to make any statement, at the same time being informed that everything he declares may be used against him/her as well. If the accused person or defendant makes a statement, he/she is asked to declare everything he/she knows related to the deed and to the accusation in connection to this.

If the accused person or defendant agrees to make a statement, the criminal investigation body, before hearing him/her, asks him/her to write personally a statement related to the guilt he is made responsible of.

Article 55
Rights of persons during an investigation
1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:
(a) Shall not be compelled to incriminate himself or herself or to confess guilt